As Halloween season passes us by, and Thanksgiving peeks around the corner, pumpkins are popping up everywhere. This seasonal gourd, known as a canvas for knife-wielding children to make Jack-O-lanterns, has other uses.

The hit new movie, “Saratov Approach,” was sold out at the Laie Palms Cinema last Friday, Oct. 25. The movie was about the story of two Mormon missionaries who were abducted and held ransom in Russia 15 years ago.

Get ready to party like it’s 1929. This year’s Fall Ball dance is themed after the book and movie “The Great Gatsby,” and it will take place on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at JW Marriott Resort Ihilani Ko’olina on Oahu’s leeward side.